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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Randy West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steven Walter has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Randy West's chin.
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170 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randy West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 22 - 2, fighting out of London, Steven Walter!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. West manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Walter misses with a low kick.
Walter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from West.
Walter misses with a double jab.
Walter tries to clinch but West is having none of it.
West with a jab.
Walter misses with a head kick.
West tries to clinch up but Walter circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walter tries to clinch but West is having none of it.
Steven Walter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
West ducks under a wild hook from Walter.
Walter closes the distance and clinches.
Our sources have told us that West has been working on his elbows in the gym.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West lands a nice uppercut.
Walter is looking for a takedown.
West landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from West.
Walter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walter wants to clinch up but West keeps it at a distance.
West throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Walter counters with a solid body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter moves in looking to clinch but West pushes him off.
West dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Walter. That did some damage!
Walter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but West paws at him with a jab and circles away.
West looks to throw the jab but Walter is out of range.
Walter tries to clinch but West moves away
and West counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by West.
Walter takes a shot to the head.
Walter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
West throws a head punch that misses.
Walter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walter slips under a jab.
West moves in looking to clinch but Walter pushes him off.
West misses the shot to the body.
West misses with a straight left.
West showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Walter.
Walter swings for the body but West moves out of range.
Walter doesn't manage to clinch there - West circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West connects with an inside leg kick.
Walter gets a clinch.
Walter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but West has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Walter tries a knee to the head but West blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walter throws a punch but it's blocked by West.
Walter lands an elbow that stopped West in his tracks for a moment.
West tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
West looking to throw knees to the head but Walter is blocking nicely.
West softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Walter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Randy West is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but West moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheers as West lands an impressive looking overhand right. Walter doesn't seem phased though.
Walter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from West.
West throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
West avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Walter fails with an attempt to clinch.
West with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Walter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walter moves into range and clinches up with West.
Walter prevents a body shot from West.
Walter is trying to stall.
Walter tries to circle away but West has him pinned against the cage.
Walter jumps guard but West stands there with Walter around his waist. Walter gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
West misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Walter has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. West is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Randy West has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Walter.
West missing with knees to the body.
Walter drops down looking for an ankle pick but West pulls his leg out and moves away.
Walter moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
West thumps Walter with a low kick.
Walter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walter looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
West keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
West misses with a leg kick
and Walter counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps West thinking.
Walter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
West lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
West pushes Walter up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
West works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
West tries to throw a body punch but Walter avoids it by throwing West back against the cage.
West is working Walter over against the cage.
West blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stalling in the clinch from West.
Walter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
West scores with a jab. Walter acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Walter misses with an attempted mid kick.
West connects with a good right hand that stumbles Walter. Walter circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Walter shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy West dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
West jabbing away but nothing is landing.
West lands a lovely overhand right.
Walter walks into a left hand.
Walter moves in looking to clinch but West pushes him off.
Walter throws a series of punches but West avoids them all with ease.
Walter misses with a head kick.
Walter darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Walter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Walter is pressing down on West's thigh, looking to free his foot. West is holding on for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
West is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Walter's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Walter's back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walter looking very determined here, making life difficult for West.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter is trying to get back to his feet but West has full control of the position and if anything, Walter has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Walter showing good submission defense here.
Walter has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Walter trying to get back to his feet but West is in full control for now.
West is striking from the back but Walter escapes and manages to recover to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Walter is looking to escape.
Walter is not content to let West control the position.
West wants to pass to mount but Walter is defending the position.
Walter looks like he's trying to stand up.
West decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
West is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walter can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches West napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Walter tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The strikes coming from Walter are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Walter wants to control for a moment but West uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
West has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Walter is working away from the top position though.
Walter working West over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West wants to improve his position but Walter is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like Walter is going to stand back up.
Walter trying to pass the guard but West defending well.
Walter decides to stand and escape the position.
West avoids the head kick by Walter.
Walter throws a leg kick but West sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
West has Walter up against the cage in a clinch.
Walter has had enough of the clinch but West keeps him there for the moment.
Walter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and West avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Walter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Walter keeps the fight on the outside.
Walter tries to clinch up
and West moves into the clinch.
West stalling in the clinch but Walter improves position.
Walter breaks the clinch.
West has taken the fight to the clinch.
West dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
West misses with a body punch.
Walter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and West avoids it.
Walter tries to land a knee to the head but West blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walter misses with a takedown attempt - West sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Walter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from West.
Steven Walter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
West lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West lands the left hand.
Walter is looking to clinch.
West swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Walter is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in West's half guard.
Walter wants to free his trapped foot but West is holding on for dear life with his legs.
West looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Walter wants to control but West is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West is trying to get back to full guard.
Walter seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but West does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
West looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Walter takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
West moves into full guard.
Walter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Walter is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Walter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with West but West pushes him off and we're back to square one.
West tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walter was well out of range. Poor timing from West.
West keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Randy West has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Walter.
West throws a nice inside leg kick.
Walter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by West.
Walter is looking to clinch but West is avoiding it.
West lands a lovely overhand right.
Walter throws a head kick that misses
and West counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Walter tries to pull guard but West holds him up against the cage and eventually Walter drops back down to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walter.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from West.
A right hook to the body lands for Walter.
Walter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Walter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by West.
West lands a nice uppercut.
Walter throws a punch but it's blocked by West.
Walter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walter jumps guard but West turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A short uppercut from West.
West will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Walter up against the cage.
Walter drops to a knee looking for a takedown but West gets the underhooks and prevents it.
West is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Walter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
West tries a body shot but Walter blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy West showed his dominance in that final round.
I think West has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy West!
A very excited looking Randy West made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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